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Polybius

(22,120 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:00 PM Nov 2025

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Live Senate vote: 59-40 as of this second

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm

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Live Senate vote: 59-40 as of this second (Original Post) Polybius Nov 2025 OP

Cornyn from Texas is in route to vote..... a kennedy Nov 2025 #1

Ugh, thank you Polybius Nov 2025 #6

Who's the one holdout left? Polybius Nov 2025 #2

I'm not understanding this, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #3

No, that depends on the last vote Polybius Nov 2025 #5

Texas? MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #7

Yeah Polybius Nov 2025 #9

Cornyn is awol. Is he even in town? Arazi Nov 2025 #4

Evidently he's en route.....will arrive "shortly" a kennedy Nov 2025 #8

Probably at some foreign resort. May be flying back in his business jet. Liberal In Texas Nov 2025 #10

Says they're voting for cloture -- ending debate on the bill. This is not the same as voting to pass. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2025 #11

Pass will be a breeze Polybius Nov 2025 #12

Ugh. Just read that elsewhere. Not good. eppur_se_muova Nov 2025 #13

This was the vote to end the filibuster MichMan Nov 2025 #15

Right, got it now. That 60-votes-needed just didn't register somehow. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2025 #16

60-40 now, Cornyn just voted Polybius Nov 2025 #14

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a kennedy

(36,350 posts)

1. Cornyn from Texas is in route to vote.....

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:01 PM

Nov 2025

and they’ll have 60.

Polybius

(22,120 posts)

6. Ugh, thank you

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:03 PM

Nov 2025

Polybius

(22,120 posts)

2. Who's the one holdout left?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:01 PM

Nov 2025

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,181 posts)

3. I'm not understanding this,

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:02 PM

Nov 2025

does this mean that this putrid betrayal of Dem principles was defeated?

Polybius

(22,120 posts)

5. No, that depends on the last vote

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:03 PM

Nov 2025

I think it's Cornyn from Texas.

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,181 posts)

7. Texas?

Reply to Polybius (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:04 PM

Nov 2025

Well, that seals this putrid deal, Cornyn is a MAGAt of the nth degree.

Polybius

(22,120 posts)

9. Yeah

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:08 PM

Nov 2025

Apparently, he's not in the Capital but is on his way.

Arazi

(8,887 posts)

4. Cornyn is awol. Is he even in town?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:02 PM

Nov 2025

That would be the funniest thing…

a kennedy

(36,350 posts)

8. Evidently he's en route.....will arrive "shortly"

Reply to Arazi (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:05 PM

Nov 2025

Liberal In Texas

(16,431 posts)

10. Probably at some foreign resort. May be flying back in his business jet.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:15 PM

Nov 2025

eppur_se_muova

(42,518 posts)

11. Says they're voting for cloture -- ending debate on the bill. This is not the same as voting to pass. nt

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:21 PM

Nov 2025

Polybius

(22,120 posts)

12. Pass will be a breeze

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #11)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:25 PM

Nov 2025

Closure takes 40 votes. Passing takes 50.

eppur_se_muova

(42,518 posts)

13. Ugh. Just read that elsewhere. Not good.

Reply to Polybius (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:27 PM

Nov 2025

I thought Dems had a chance to force a 60-vote minimum. Did they agree not to filibuster ??

MichMan

(17,393 posts)

15. This was the vote to end the filibuster

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #13)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:54 PM

Nov 2025

eppur_se_muova

(42,518 posts)

16. Right, got it now. That 60-votes-needed just didn't register somehow. nt

Reply to MichMan (Reply #15)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:55 PM

Nov 2025

Polybius

(22,120 posts)

14. 60-40 now, Cornyn just voted

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:51 PM

Nov 2025

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm

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